Fennan Surname

352,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Fennan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fennan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco9881:34,8955,588
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Fennan (1,449) may also be a first name.

Fennan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fennan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fennan occurs most in Morocco. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fennan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fennan is the 352,108th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,041,107 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Fennan are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 204,934th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,449 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is held by 988 people, or 1 in 34,895. Outside of Morocco Fennan exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Fennan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fennan has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname declined 39 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fennan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fennan last name is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fennane924,410/
Fengnan921/
Fennhan921/
Feennan920/
Fennant920/
Fennand920/
Fennhahn8620/
Finnan831,478/
Fennon8373/
Vennan834/
Fnan80307/
Fennoun77309/
Finnane77181/
Fennone7714/
Finngan773/
Fennamd770/
Finnean770/
Femnant770/
Hfnan731/
Fngan731/
Vnnan731/
Finnanne711/
Fennoune711/
Viennean711/
Finneane710/
Finnon67212/
Vennon6716/
Vinnan678/
Fnnaim671/
Finnán671/
Finnaisen671/
Finnam670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fennan
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